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Observational studyBMJ open2023

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in adolescents: a national cross-sectional study, August 2021-January 2022, England.

Felicity Aiano, Georgina Ireland, Annabel Powell, Colin N J Campbell, Alison Judd, Byron Davies, Anisah Saib, Punam Mangtani, Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo, SIS Study Group and 1 more

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Observational study in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Felicity AianoImmunisations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, Public Health England, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0746-1075
Georgina IrelandImmunisations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, Public Health England, London, UK.
Annabel PowellImmunisations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, Public Health England, London, UK.
Colin N J CampbellImmunisations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, Public Health England, London, UK.
Alison JuddHealth Analysis and Pandemic Insights, Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK.
Byron DaviesHealth Analysis and Pandemic Insights, Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK.
Anisah SaibHealth Analysis and Pandemic Insights, Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK.
Punam MangtaniDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK.
Patrick Nguipdop-DjomoDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK.
SIS Study Group
Shamez N LadhaniImmunisations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, Public Health England, London, UK shamez.ladhani@ukhsa.gov.uk.
Public Health England · GBOffice for National Statistics · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess socioeconomic and geographical factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pupils attending state-funded secondary schools in England.

designCross-sectional observational study.

settingState-funded schools in England.

participantsPupils aged 12-17 years attending state-funded schools in England for the academic year 2021/2022. OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographic, socioeconomic and geographical factors associated with vaccination uptake. We linked individual-level data from the English Schools Census to the National Immunisation Management System to obtain COVID-19 vaccination status of 3.2 million adolescents. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess demographic, socioeconomic and geographical factors associated with vaccination.

resultsBy 9 January 2022, 56.8% of adolescents aged 12-17 years old had received at least one dose, with uptake increasing from 48.7% in those aged 12 years old to 77.2% in those aged 17 years old. Among adolescents aged 12-15 years old, there were large variations in vaccine uptake by region and ethnic group. Pupils who spoke English as an additional language (38.2% vs 55.5%), with special educational needs (48.1% vs 53.5%), eligible for free school meals (35.9% vs 58.9%) and lived in more deprived areas (36.1% in most deprived vs 70.3% in least deprived) had lower vaccine uptake. Socioeconomic variables had greater impact on the odds of being vaccinated than geographical variables. School-level analysis found wide variation in vaccine uptake between schools even within the same region. Schools with higher proportions of pupils eligible for free school meals had lower vaccine uptake.

conclusionsWe found large differences in vaccine uptake by geographical region and ethnicity. Socioeconomic variables had a greater impact on the odds of being vaccinated than geographical variables. Further research is required to identify evidence-based interventions to improve vaccine uptake in adolescents.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesEnglandHumansVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesadolescentCOVID-19epidemiologypublic healthrisk factors

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